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Felix Wankel

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German mechanical engineer, inventor of the Wankel engine (1902-1988)

GermanyScientistsLived 1902 to 1988 · aged 86
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Felix Heinrich Wankel was a German mechanical engineer and inventor after whom the Wankel engine was named. Wankel joined various radical antisemitic organizations after World War I and was a prominent member of the Nazi Party.

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Wankel engine, type DKM54 (1957)Wankel engine, type DKM54 (1957)Wankel-engined NSU Ro 80Wankel-engined NSU Ro 80Wankel's grave in HeidelbergWankel's grave in Heidelberg

Awards 3

1971John Price Wetherill Medal
Bavarian Order of Merit
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Connected to Felix 6

Eugene Merle ShoemakerAlso won John Price Wetherill MedalClarence ZenerAlso won John Price Wetherill MedalArcher MartinAlso won John Price Wetherill MedalRalph Asher AlpherAlso won John Price Wetherill MedalRichard Laurence Millington SyngeAlso won John Price Wetherill MedalLaurens HammondAlso won John Price Wetherill Medal

About this person

Country
Germany
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1902 to 1988 · aged 86
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30 languages

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